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Find Patterns in Flickering X-rays from a Black Hole

Black Hole Zoo

You will be given a plot of a "light curve" showing flickering X-rays from a black hole star system. Does the the light curve show oscillations? If so, mark the peaks and troughs of the oscillation (high and low points). If there are also slower "heartbeat" oscillations, mark those as well. Flag unusual behavior. If there are too many oscillations in the plot to analyze, let us know and we will break up the plot as we develop the project.